Resolve Conflicts Peacefully

The Office of Student Conflict Resolution promotes a safe and scholarly community in which students navigate conflict in a peaceful, socially just, and self-reflexive manner. OSCR offers a spectrum of conflict resolution pathways that are educationally focused, student-driven, community owned, and restorative in nature, which are adaptable to meet the needs of individuals experiencing conflict.

The University of Michigan’s Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities (www.oscr.umich.edu/statement) is a document authored by the University of Michigan community which describes the expectations the community has set out for itself, and which all students agree to uphold when they accept a

The Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) recently achieved Gold level in Planet Blue’s Sustainable Workplace Certification Program. Encouraging “U-M staff and faculty to join in working towards a more sustainable university through participation,” the Certification Program leads offices through the steps necessary to make sustainability a regular part of their practices.

Academic conflicts can be stressful and overwhelming for U of M students. It can be difficult to get these conflicts resolved independently while trying to keep up on reading, writing papers, and studying for exams. Fortunately, there are resources provided by OSCR that can help you resolve academic conflicts in a peaceful and socially just way. Some academic conflicts involve grade disputes with a professor. These can be challenging to experience on your own. OSCR does not handle grade disputes- these are handled by the Office of the Ombuds.

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The University of Michigan (University or U-M) values civility, dignity, diversity, education, equality, freedom, honesty, and safety, as described in the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, and is firmly committed to maintaining a campus environment free from sexual harassment, and sexual assault, collectively referred to in this policy as sexual misconduct.

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Both you and the other person should be respectful and feel respected at all times during an argument. If you can feel the tension rising in the room (e.g. escalated voices, inappropriate language) use your words to bring attention to this. It might be more constructive to walk away and return to the issue at a later time...